United States Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Health and Human Services

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Department overview
Formed	April 11, 1953 May 4, 1980
Preceding Department	Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Washington, D.C.
Employees	67,000 (2004)
Annual budget	Discretionary: $67.2 billion (2006) Mandatory: $573.5 billion (2006)
Department executives	Xavier Becerra, Secretary Andrea Palm, Deputy Secretary
Child Department	HHS agencies
Website	www.hhs.gov

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". It was created in 1980; before 1980 it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.